Chuck



March 14, 1933. T, J. HUDSON CHUCK Filed March 27, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nxs Patented Mar. 14, 1933 TES/ PATENT OFFICE THOMAS J. HUDSON, 0F CLEvELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 THE 'WARNER SWASEY COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO i CHUCK Application tiled March 27, 1930. Serial N0. 489,480.

This invent-ion relates to chucks for use on i machine tools and has for its chief object to -spect to previously machined portions so as to obtain a very high degree of accuracy, particularly in regard to its centralization with respect to the machined part or parts.

A further object is to provide a chuck which is adapted to grip the work piece internally on previously machined surfaces which are of such a nature in their form or configuration that ditliculties would be norma presented in gripping and centralizing the work piece. A

Still further the invention aims to accomplish the above objects with a novel and effective form of equalizer forobtaining uniform gripping action between the two sets of jaws, with provision for positively retracting the jaw moving members when the power Ioperated actuator which acts on the equal izer is retracted.

A still further object is to rovide a construction which admits of quic removal and replacement of the gripping mechanism with another suitable for other types and sizes of work pieces.

The invention may be further briel summai-ized as consisting in certain novel comhina-tions and arrangements of parts which will be described in the specification and set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanyngilsheets of drawings showing an embodiment of the invention which o rates very effectively, Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a chuck embodying the invention and applied to a standard work spindle of a lathe, a portion only of the spindle bein shown; Fig. 2 isa transverse sectional view substantially along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a similar view substantially along the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary` longitudinal sectional view substantially along the line 4--4 of Fi 1. y j

vRegerring now to the drawings, 10 represents the nose of a standard work spindle of a lathe in which spindle is tightly litted a bushing 11, Screwed onto the spindle nose and engagin a tapered portion thereof for tightness ancgl accuracy of it is a so-called adapter 12 and to the face of this adapter is secured the chuck body 13 having at the rear a {lange-like portion 13l which engages the front face of the adapter 12 and is .secured to the adapter by screws 14 and by a key 15 enf gaging registering grooves in the adapter and flange of the chuck body, this key being designed to transmit the drive or torque between the adapter and chuck body and relieve the screws of this function. A central rear portion of the chuck body fits closely within the bore of the adapter for centering purposes and is illustrated in Fig. 1.

The work piece, which is illustrated at 16, is infthis instance a ltool joint for well drilling apparatus, which article is required to be machined with the maximum degree of accuracy and which heretofore it has been difficult to support in a' chuck in centralized relation with a reviously machined surface which is formed on the interior of the work piece at 16. To support this work piece so as to attain the objects stated at the beginning 76 of this specification, I emplo two sets of jaws, one forwardly of the ot er, and those of one set in staggered relation with respect v to the others. The jaws of the forward set are indicated at `17 and the jaws of the rear set are indicated at 18, the jaws of both sets being designed to engage portions of the machined surface 16. The jaws of the rear set in this instance project outwardl be ond the jaws of the front set and, additiona I they are inclined rearwardly so that when t ey engage the rear part of the interior surface 16 they will have a tendency to move the work piece rearwardly and to hold it solidly against stop pins 19 which are fitted into the rear flanged portion of the chuck body so as to be engaged by the rear end of the work piece, as indicated in the lower part of Fig. 1, three of these stop pins being preferably provided, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The chuck body is provided with suitable means, such as4 springs 20, which engage notched portions of the jaws of both sets to urge the out of the chuck body,v

For the purpose of moving the jawsof bothgsets outwardly into gripping engagel, ment with the work piece, `I employ two separate jaw camming members 21 and 22,

^extending through anopening ormed end- 'wise through the cam member 22. The forward end of'this bore is closed by a screw plug 13 to keep chi s and dirt from the bore. The rear portion o the cam member 22 has a cylindrical enlargement 22 which engages the inner surface o the adapter 12 and of t e bushing 11.

For the pur ose of actuating the jaws, I utilize an actua or 24 which extends through the work spindle 10 and may be operated in any suitab e wa either manuall or automatically. The f'orward portion o this actuator slides in a cehtralizing bushing 25 which is fitted into the bore of the bushin 11. The actuator 24 has a reduced threade end which is screwed into the threaded sockthe actuator. Power is transmitted from the head 26to the'cam members 21 and 22 by two equalizing transmitters 27' which are loosely or freely mounted on a pin 28 carried by the rear end of a head 29 screwed onto the reduced threaded rear end of the stem 23, forming a part of the cam member 21 (see Figs. 1 and 4). This head 29 carrying the ualizing transmitters 27 is fitted into a soeltet o the enlarged rear end of the cam member 22 and has 4sliding enga ment therein. Just forwardly of the hea the cam member 22 has a shoulder 22h the purpose of which will be explained. To accommodate the equalizing transmitters 27, the later lie in a slot formed partly in the rear end of the head 29 and partly in the rear end of the enlarged portion 22* of the cam member 22. The portion 22* of the cam member 22 has an extension in the form of a sleeve-like member 30 which is secured onto the enlargement 22, as shown in Fi s. 1 and 4, and has at its rear end an inward y extending flange forming a shoulder 30* which lies between the forward portion of the head 26 and the bushing 25. The equalizing transmitters 27 are in this instance in the form of levers, the outer ends of which extend into the slots formed in the enlargements 22* and bear against the latter, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. Likewise these levers are somewhat in the form of bellcranks, having rearward extensions which lie in a Slot 26n formed in the forward portion forward i of the head 26 carried by the actuator 24. ressure of the head 26 on'each of the eq'ua izin transmitters 27 lies substantially midway tween the pin 28 Yon which the transmitters are mounted and their outer ends where they bear upon the enlarged rear portion 22` of the'cam memberu 22, but preferably slightly beyond the middle points of the transmitters toward their free ends. The power which is transmitted from the actuator 24 to the head 29 which is screwed on the stem 23, may be delivered to the pin 28 and from the pin to the head, or, to avoid any likelihood of the pin being sheared, the inner hub-like portions of the equalizing transmitters through which the pin 28 extends may bear against the 'rear central part of the head 29, as illustrated in Fig. 1, in, which event the power is transmitted by the head 26 of the actuator direct from the equalizing transmitters to the head 29 more or less inthey get er against re ative rotation. his relationship prevents the stem 23 and thereforev the cam member 21 from turning with refer- ,ence to the cam member 22, and since the cam member 22 is prevented from turning with reference to the chuck body` 13 by reason of a key 31, both cam members are held a inst turning with reference to the two sets o jaws they actuate.

In operation, the work piece may be slip ed over the forwardl projecting part of t e chuck-body and, o, course, over the two sets of jaws, manually or by a suitable loading-device. As soon as the work piece is positioned up a inst the stops 19, the actuator 24 is movel forwardly. This causes the head 26 to transgii/tripewer to the equalizing transmitters 27 and these in turn press the two cam members 21 and 22forwardly, movin the jaws outwardly into engagement with t e work. Generally the transmitters 27 are so shaped that there is slightly greater leverage exerted through them on the outer cam member 22 during the initial part of the jaw actuating movement so as to move the rear set ofjaws 18 outwardly so as to engage the work prior `to the engagement of the jaws 17 with the work piece. This insures a solid and square engagement of the work piecewith the stops 19 as well as the centralization of the work with respect to the axis of the work piece. However, I do not regard it important that the rear set of jaws engage the work piece ahead of the forward setof jaws. In any event, regardless of which pair of jaws first engagesA thefwvork piece, the rocking of the equalizngfigtzjzarisi,1g- ;iv A

mitters will in the final f :llsmgl operation cause both sets of jaws to engage the work piece with eqsual pressurethat being the desirable and, in fact the essential consideration. If one set of jaws engages the work piece ahead of the yother set, when the first set is in solid engagement with the work piece further movement of the actuator 24 will cause the equalizing transmitters to rock, i. e., change their positions with respect to the two cam members, thus causing the cam .member corresponding to the set which has not engaged the work piece to move outwardl relative to the other cam member until bot sets of jaws engage the work piece with equal pressure.

After the work piece has been machined, the actuator 24 is moved rearwardly or in the reverse direction, and as soon as the shoulder formed by the forward portion 0f the head 26 engages the shoulder formed by the flange 30, both actuators are moved rearwardly and the jaws are retracted by the springs 20. If during this rearward movement of the cam members the inner cam member should, because of friction, tend to remain in its forward position, a shoulder 22", just forwardly of the head 29 will engage the head so as to cause the cam member 21, aswell as the cam member 22, to be positively retracted, with the coincident retracttion of the jaws away from the work piece.

If it should be desired that the chuck body accommodate work pieces of a diierent size or shape than a given work piece such as illustrated, makin it advisable to substitute a different chuck body and associated tts, the screws 14 and the key 15 are mov the chuck body is then rotated, preferabel insertin a bar in a socket 32 provid the chuc body for this purpose. Because of the keyed relationship between the cam member 22 and the chuck body and the keyed relationship between the cam member 22, the

and by 111 `head 29 and the head 26 produced by the action of the equalizing transmitters in the slots of these three members, turning of the chuck body after the screws 14 and the key 15 have been removed will turn also the two cam members, the, head 29, the sleeve-like member 30 and the head 26, unscrewing the latter from the reduced threaded forward end of the actuator 24. This entire unitcan then be slipped out and. replaced with anA other unit which will accommodate work pieces of a diierent eine or l/Thile I have shown only one construction, that being the preferred one.y changes may be made in details of construction and arrangement without affecting the principlev ci the invention, and l aim in my claims to cover all modifications which do not involve a departure from the spirit and scope of my iiivenu tion.

Having thus described my invention, I claim;

1. In a chuck, a chuck body having two sets of `aws, a pair of cam members for actuating t em, one of said cam members being keyed to said body, an actuator, the adjacent ortions of the actuator and cam members ing slotted, and equalizing transmittin means in the slotted portions whereby sai cam members and actuator will rotate as a unit when said chuck bod is rotated.

2. In a chuck, a rotata le body, a pair of jaws one in advance of the other, a pair of cam members for actuating the 'aws, one having a portion extending throng the other, the latter having a chamber formed at its rear end, an actuator for actuating the `cam members and having a portion movable in said chamber and adapted when moved in one direction to engage an end wall of said chamber to move said cani member, and equalizng means in said chamber between the forward end of the actuator and portions of the two cam members.

3. In a machine tool, a rotary spindle, an adapter secured to the spindle, and a chuck unit removabl attached to the adapter and includin a c uck body, two sets of jaws, a pair o independently movable cam members for actuating the jaws, an actuator and equalizing means for transmitting movement of the actuator to the cam members, said chuck body, cam members and actuator being keyed to one another.

4. A chuck including a chuck body, two pairs of jaws, a cam member keyed to the chuck body for actuating one set of jaws, a. second cam member for actuating the other set of jlaws, equalizing members adapted to shift t e cam members, and an actuatin member for engaging and shifting the equ izing members, said cam 'members-equalizing members and actuating member all being keyed to one another to rotate as a unit with said chuck body.

5. In a chuck, a chuck body having two sets of jaws, two independently movable cam members for actuating the jaws, an actuator for shiftin the cam members, and equalizing means tween the actuator and the cam members, the actuator and one of the cam members having cooperating shoulders, whereby when the actuator is retracted said last mentioned cam member is retracted.

(i. 1n a chuck, a chuck body having two sets ci jaws, two independently movable cam members for actuating the jaws, au actuator for shifting the cani members, ami, equalizt ing means between the actuales? and. the cam members, the actuator and one ci" the cam members having cooperating shouidcrs and the two cam members having cooperating shoulders, whereby upon the retraction of the actuator both cam members are retracted.

7. In a chuck, a chuck body having two sets of jaws, two independently movablecam members for actuating the jaws, an actuator for shitin the cem members, and equalizlng means shoulder in the rear of a portion of the actuator and said same cam member ha a shoulder in advance of a. portion of the ot er cam member whereby upon the retraction of the actuator it engages the first shoulder and positively retracts the cam member having said shoulder and the second shoulder engages the other cam member :and causesits positive retraction.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto ax my signature.

THOMAS J. HUDSON. Y

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